Shaqiri's hat trick lifts Swiss past Honduras, into next round

MANAUS, Brazil - Xherdan Shaqiri's hat trick put Switzerland into the second round of the World Cup and kept coach Ottmar Hitzfeld gainfully employed for at least a few more days.

Shaqiri scored a pair of first-half goals and added another in the second Wednesday to give Switzerland a victory over Honduras, a result that put the Swiss in second place in Group E behind France.

The Swiss will next face Lionel Messi and Argentina in Sao Paulo in what could be Hitzfeld's final match. The German veteran, a two-time Champions League winner as a coach, has said this tournament will be his last.

The match was the fourth and final game to be played in the Brazilian rainforest and was the second to have an official cooling break.